I took a look at the 64 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament teams -- and compiled their Graduation Success Rate by Region, giving them a new seeding based on their GSR. Here's some of the highlights -- along with a link below to a Washington Post story on graduation rates of the teams in the Tournament:
- Seven (7) Teams have a perfect GSR of 100 -- and you have Princeton who is not GSR rated by the NCAA
- Thirteen (13) Teams have a GSR of under 50
- The Region that "graduates the most student-athletes" is the Southeast Region -- with an average GSR of 72.13
- The Region that "graduates the fewest student-athletes" is the West Region -- with an average GSR of 56.81
- The Second Round Game with the greatest disparity in GSR is the Notre Dame's 100 GSR vs. Akron's 38 GSR
- The Second Round Game between BYU vs. Wofford matched two teams with 100 GSR's
- The Second Round Game with the worst combined GSR is Michigan's 36 GSR vs. Tennessee's 40 GSR
- Here's the average GSR for the (5) Southeast Conference teams in the Tournament: 51.4 GSR
- Here's the average GSR for the (7) Big Ten teams in the Tournament: 67.57 GSR
- Here's the average GSR for the (11) Big East teams in the Tournament: 69.27 GSR
- Here's the average GSR for the (3) Pac 10 Conference teams in the Tournament: 44.67 GSR
- Here's the average GSR for the (4) ACC teams in the Tournament: 78.75 GSR
- Here's the average GSR for the (5) Big 12 teams in the Tournament: 54 GSR
EAST REGION
#1: Princeton -- IVY LEAGUE
#2: Villanova -- 100 GSR
#3: Xavier -- 92 GSR
#4: Marquette -- 91 GSR
#5: North Carolina -- 88 GSR
#6: Long Island -- 78 GSR
#7: West Virginia -- 71 GSR
#8: Clemson -- 71 GSR
#9: George Mason -- 67 GSR
#10: Indiana State -- 67 GSR
#12: Ohio State -- 64 GSR
#13: Syracuse -- 54 GSR
#14: University of Texas San Antonio -- 50 GSR
#15: Kentucky -- 44 GSR
#16: Georgia -- 36 GSR
SOUTHWEST REGION
#1: Notre Dame -- 100 GSR
#2: Illinois -- 100 GSR
#3: Vanderbilt -- 93 GSR
#4: Boston U -- 90 GSR
#5: Richmond -- 83 GSR
#6: Kansas -- 80 GSR
#7: Georgetown -- 78 GSR
#8: Florida State -- 73 GSR
#9: St. Peter's -- 70 GSR
#10: Purdue -- 67 GSR
#11: UNLV -- 67 GSR
#12: Texas A&M -- 64 GSR
#13: VCU -- 56 GSR
#14: Louisville -- 50 GSR
#15: Moorehead State -- 43 GSR
#16: Akron -- 38 GSR
SOUTHEAST REGION
#1: BYU -- 100 GSR
#2: Utah State -- 100 GSR
#3: Belmont -- 100 GSR
#4: Wofford -- 100 GSR
#5: Butler -- 83 GSR
#6: UC Santa Barbara -- 77 GSR
#7: Gonzaga -- 73 GSR
#8: Wisconsin -- 70 GSR
#9: St. John's -- 70 GSR
#10 UCLA -- 70 GSR
#11: Pittsburgh -- 64 GSR
#12: Old Dominion -- 63 GSR
#13: Michigan State -- 50 GSR
#14: UNC Asheville -- 50 GSR
#15: Florida -- 44 GSR
#16: Kansas State -- 40 GSR
WEST REGION
#1: Univ. North Colorado -- 92 GSR
#2: Bucknell -- 91 GSR
#3: Penn State -- 86 GSR
#4: Duke -- 83 GSR
#5: Oakland -- 75 GSR
#6: Hampton -- 67 GSR
#7: San Diego State -- 58 GSR
#8: Memphis -- 58 GSR
#9: Cincinnati -- 53 GSR
#10: Missouri -- 44 GSR
#11: Texas -- 42 GSR
#12: Tennessee -- 40 GSR
#13: Michigan -- 36 GSR
#14: Temple -- 33 GSR
#15: UCONN -- 31 GSR
#16: Arizona -- 20 GSR
LINK: WASHINGTON POST STORY -- GRADUATION RATES
